UN Exhibition: The House Is Small But The Welcome Is Big
November 13, 2009
The House Is Small But The Welcome Is Big is on exhibit at the United Nations through December 11, 2009 before traveling to Colorado Springs, Colorado. This project is a Social Art Initiative of Venice Arts, with HIV + South African women and Mozambican children who have been orphaned by AIDS. Read more
SHOOTBACK: Nairobi is Seeking Cameras
April 10, 2009
The SHOOTBACK Project is still going strong and 6 of founder Lana Wong’s original student are now professional photographers and filmmakers in Kenya and London. The project is always in need of cameras. If any of you have recently upgraded your cameras and have old but functioning digital cameras (still or video) collecting dust in your closet, Read more
Santa Fe Digital Darkroom Photo Workshops: Uganda
November 5, 2008
“Assignment: Uganda” was a documentary photography workshop that taught photographers about working with non-governmental organizations (NGO’s). I was to spend ten days in Uganda- and I stayed for over two months-documenting life in association with relief projects in rural villages within the region. The experiences will forever change my life and the way I see the world. Read more
Representing HIV/AIDS in Africa: Pluralist Photography and Local Empowerment
September 17, 2008
This essay examines the political consequences of the portrayal of HIV/AIDS in Africa. Authors Ronald Bleiker and Amy Kay (2007), “examine how different methods of photography embody different ideologies through which we give meaning to political phenomena.” Their findings suggest three different photographic methods of representing this health crisis in Africa.
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